URPN 202 Exam 3 With
Complete Solution
According to the UN Report reading, what is/are true about the Housing
Choice Voucher program? (Select all that apply)
a. created to avoid concentrations of low-income people
b. beneficiaries are free to choose a housing unit on the private market from
a landlord who accepts the vouchers
c. Tenants pay a proportion of the rent, while the rest is paid from federal
funds
d. faced resistance from tenants and buildings in middle-income
neighborhoods and in some cities - ANSWER All are correct
a. created to avoid concentrations of low-income people
b. beneficiaries are free to choose a housing unit on the private market from
a landlord who accepts the vouchers
c. Tenants pay a proportion of the rent, while the rest is paid from federal
funds
d. faced resistance from tenants and buildings in middle-income
neighborhoods and in some cities
Pruitt-Igoe is an example of a successful experience in public housing in
America, based on low density and single family houses:
a. True: Pruitt-Igoe became a model in social housing in the US
,b. False: Pruitt-Igoe was 33 eleven-story apartment buildings, and served as a
segregation tool in the city - ANSWER b. False: Pruitt-Igoe was 33
eleven-story apartment buildings, and served as a segregation tool in the city
According to "Housing America" video, when Atlanta has high smog levels,
how much does the percentage of people group for visiting the emergency
room for repertory illness?
a. 20%
b. 35%
c. 5%
d. 60% - ANSWER b. 35%
Match the questions with the right answers
1. Tennessee Valley Authority
2. Pruitt-Igoe
3. Blueberry Hill
4. Unite d'Habitation
a. opened in 1954
b. was set up in 1933
c. opened in 1952
d. example of Co-housing - ANSWER Tennessee Valley Authority - was set up
in 1933
Pruitt-Igoe - opened in 1954
, Blueberry Hill - example of Co-housing
Unite d'Habitation - opened in 1952
According to documentary " Housing America, what program created, has
proposed 31,000 vacant lots, renovate 2,500 buildings, and demolish 14,000
houses at a cost of $300 million over 5 years in the inner city of Philadelphia?
a. CFI- Community First Initiative
b. ICP- Inclusive Communities Partnership
c. NTI- Neighborhood Transformation Initiative
d. CRI- Communities Rebuild Initiative - ANSWER c. NTI- Neighborhood
Transformation Initiative
What's a definition of favela?
a. the name of a social housing in Marseille
b. a term invented by Le Corbusier
c. slum in Brazilian cities
d. public housing program in Brazil - ANSWER c. slum in Brazilian cities
What were the consequences of suburban development that have affected
many cities in the US, such as Atlanta, Georgia, as discussed in the
documentary Housing America? (Select THREE that apply)
a. Growing urban heat island
b. Growing dependency on cars
c. Congestion on Highways
Complete Solution
According to the UN Report reading, what is/are true about the Housing
Choice Voucher program? (Select all that apply)
a. created to avoid concentrations of low-income people
b. beneficiaries are free to choose a housing unit on the private market from
a landlord who accepts the vouchers
c. Tenants pay a proportion of the rent, while the rest is paid from federal
funds
d. faced resistance from tenants and buildings in middle-income
neighborhoods and in some cities - ANSWER All are correct
a. created to avoid concentrations of low-income people
b. beneficiaries are free to choose a housing unit on the private market from
a landlord who accepts the vouchers
c. Tenants pay a proportion of the rent, while the rest is paid from federal
funds
d. faced resistance from tenants and buildings in middle-income
neighborhoods and in some cities
Pruitt-Igoe is an example of a successful experience in public housing in
America, based on low density and single family houses:
a. True: Pruitt-Igoe became a model in social housing in the US
,b. False: Pruitt-Igoe was 33 eleven-story apartment buildings, and served as a
segregation tool in the city - ANSWER b. False: Pruitt-Igoe was 33
eleven-story apartment buildings, and served as a segregation tool in the city
According to "Housing America" video, when Atlanta has high smog levels,
how much does the percentage of people group for visiting the emergency
room for repertory illness?
a. 20%
b. 35%
c. 5%
d. 60% - ANSWER b. 35%
Match the questions with the right answers
1. Tennessee Valley Authority
2. Pruitt-Igoe
3. Blueberry Hill
4. Unite d'Habitation
a. opened in 1954
b. was set up in 1933
c. opened in 1952
d. example of Co-housing - ANSWER Tennessee Valley Authority - was set up
in 1933
Pruitt-Igoe - opened in 1954
, Blueberry Hill - example of Co-housing
Unite d'Habitation - opened in 1952
According to documentary " Housing America, what program created, has
proposed 31,000 vacant lots, renovate 2,500 buildings, and demolish 14,000
houses at a cost of $300 million over 5 years in the inner city of Philadelphia?
a. CFI- Community First Initiative
b. ICP- Inclusive Communities Partnership
c. NTI- Neighborhood Transformation Initiative
d. CRI- Communities Rebuild Initiative - ANSWER c. NTI- Neighborhood
Transformation Initiative
What's a definition of favela?
a. the name of a social housing in Marseille
b. a term invented by Le Corbusier
c. slum in Brazilian cities
d. public housing program in Brazil - ANSWER c. slum in Brazilian cities
What were the consequences of suburban development that have affected
many cities in the US, such as Atlanta, Georgia, as discussed in the
documentary Housing America? (Select THREE that apply)
a. Growing urban heat island
b. Growing dependency on cars
c. Congestion on Highways
